# C I D P and shingles **URL:** \ **Category:** New Member Check In\ **Created:** [November 14, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/c-i-d-p-and-shingles/4563 "2019-11-14T14:30:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![howard\_w](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@howard\_w](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/u/howard_w)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/c-i-d-p-and-shingles/4563/1 "2019-11-14T14:30:07Z")
Hi, this is my first post. I live in Wales, near the north Wales coastal town of Llandudno. 2 years ago I was diagnosed with C I D P and have been having IVIG sessions every 6 months… I have found that swimming and Nordic Walking with the proper NW poles has helped to keep me reasonably fit and the NW has helped my balance. I have recently experienced a setback. 4 weeks ago, I was diagnosed with shingles. I am now emerging from the shingles, and a week ago I had a flu shot. Unfortunately, I then went down with quite a stubborn chest infection. I have now noticed that my C I D P symptoms (particularly the leg symptoms) have worsened. My legs feel weaker and the numbness in my feet has increased. Because of the shingles and the chest infection, I have had to lay off my usual exercises of regular swimming and Nordic Walking. I’m hoping to restart these within the next few days. My question is: Can shingles cause the C I D P to get worse ? Many thanks Howard Edwards